HAPCO founder asks Ocoee commission to back expanded jazz festival and youth programs
Joseph McMullen told the City of Ocoee commission that HAPCO Music Foundation has served more than 30,000 young people through music education and asked the city to consider initial support—about $25,000—to bring a Grammy‑nominated act as part of a free festival tied to ongoing educational programming.
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Joseph McMullen, founder of HAPCO Music Foundation, asked the City of Ocoee commission to continue supporting the organization’s music‑education work and to consider initial city backing for the HAPCO Jazz Fest. McMullen said the foundation has assisted "over 30,000 youth" through master classes, clinics and scholarships and that concert presentations are the culmination of a longer educational program.
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